Hero's Quest (or, Why Prince Charming Stayed Single)

Savannah · 08-15-2011, 06:05 PM

Yes, the subtitle is a Calvin and Hobbes reference.

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Current Comic (#15)

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Archive found here.

Banners, since I finally finished them and I'm too lazy to work the code out next time I want to change my sig...

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This comic is jointly created by my little brother (not on this site) and me. He's responsible for the idea, the story, and 90+% of the jokes. I do the art, ~10% of the story and jokes, and put it up on here.

Trying for a weekly update schedule again, probably on Sundays. We'll see how long it lasts...

super dark33 · 08-21-2011, 12:05 PM

one of the guys that plays poker on the table there is a cheater

kingdoms in a valley?

artillary would SMASH them when attacking this valley..
i need to stop thinking how i would conquer the place when reading/watching these things...

Savannah · 08-21-2011, 04:39 PM

Fortunately for the inhabitants of this world, there is no artillery here

Andre · 08-21-2011, 05:10 PM

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Because choosing a life companion based solely on who can swing a sword the best makes so much sense.

It's not like princesses have much of a choice in the matter usually... thus, an high-level adventurer should be marginally better than the incompetent and slightly perverted heir-apparent of the neighbouring kingdom, as clichè demads it. Or not?

Also, Yay to the comic.

super dark33 · 08-21-2011, 05:38 PM

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Fortunately for the inhabitants of this world, there is no artillery here

NO ARTILARY?

clearly, my forces would take over this place in a matter of days (not counting heros)

Savannah · 08-21-2011, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Andre

It's not like princesses have much of a choice in the matter usually... thus, an high-level adventurer should be marginally better than the incompetent and slightly perverted heir-apparent of the neighbouring kingdom, as clichè demads it. Or not?

Hey, it's a fairy tale, not the actual middle ages

In fairy tales, the princesses have a right to actually be in love with their husbands, and not that silly Oh-of-course-I-love-you-because-you-rescued-me junk that gets passed off in so many stories and always drives me nuts

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NO ARTILARY?

clearly, my forces would take over this place in a matter of days (not counting heros)

You do realize that, while they might not have artillery, they do have dragons, right?

super dark33 · 08-21-2011, 06:44 PM

So? i have artillary ON dragons!
man i must stop thinking about this.

Lady Moreta · 08-21-2011, 09:46 PM

I LOVE it!

Totally worth the wait and all the teasers

Especially like the map of the two countries looking remarkably like they're nestled within the vast, sharp-toothed mouth of a nasty monster

And all the detail is just incredible. Awesome

Savannah · 08-21-2011, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by super dark33

So? i have artillary ON dragons!
man i must stop thinking about this.

Eh, now you're just making stuff up as you go

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Especially like the map of the two countries looking remarkably like they're nestled within the vast, sharp-toothed mouth of a nasty monster

That was, er, totally deliberate. Yeah, I, um, had that in mind all along. Not. But I like the image :P

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And all the detail is just incredible. Awesome

Thanks; it takes me forever to do, but I think it's worth it

Mr_Saturn · 08-21-2011, 10:49 PM

Haha, that guy has three ace of diamonds in his hand.

Yay for nice webcomic that is only on it's first strip but is getting relatively low amounts of attention in a place where popularity is very competitive and viewership rather low because IMO the fan-comic page is one of the least visited subforum.

Sorry for lack of punctuation in the last sentence. My grammar teacher would not be proud. Haha.

Teutonic Knight · 08-21-2011, 11:19 PM

See everyone? These are good image quality comics. I have yet to master to master their high polygon secret. Awesomely drawn comic too.

Strawberries · 08-22-2011, 12:56 AM

Oooh, nice start to a webcomic. I like it a lot.

Is it just me or does the guy "slaying" the dragon looks kinda Guybrush Threepwood-y? (For those who don't get the reference, yeah, I'm old

)

Savannah · 08-22-2011, 01:16 AM

Yeah, I wouldn't recommend playing a game with that card player (there's a reason he's got the most money

).

I wouldn't know about the dragon slayer being Guybrush-y; I've never played Monkey Island (

). I'll let you tell me when you've seen him a bit more.

And thanks everyone who's said they like it

Teutonic Knight · 08-22-2011, 01:20 AM

Savannah, I must ask, how do you export your comics from, I think I remember you using, Inkscape? If not Inkscape, please disregard this.

Savannah · 08-22-2011, 01:31 AM

I don't think I do anything unusual...(and, yes, I use Inkscape). I create a temporary layer under everything and put a box on it that just covers the area I want to export. Then I make that layer invisible while I've got the box selected, so that I have the correct area selected but I won't export the box as well. I look at the size of the box in pixels (at the top of the page), and when I get to the export options, I make sure the exported picture's size is the same as the box, so that I don't accidentally resize my comic while I export. And that's it. Did that cover what you wanted to know? I'm not quite sure what you're asking

Andre · 08-22-2011, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Savannah

Hey, it's a fairy tale, not the actual middle ages

In fairy tales, the princesses have a right to actually be in love with their husbands, and not that silly Oh-of-course-I-love-you-because-you-rescued-me junk that gets passed off in so many stories and always drives me nuts

Looks like that marrying you after rescuing her from the Most Cunning and Highly Flatulent green Dragon known as Scourge of Texas isn't going to happen anytime soon.
As a side note, I am already fond of the 'NO!' guy.

(Savannah-only)

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Teutonic Knight · 08-22-2011, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Savannah

I don't think I do anything unusual...(and, yes, I use Inkscape). I create a temporary layer under everything and put a box on it that just covers the area I want to export. Then I make that layer invisible while I've got the box selected, so that I have the correct area selected but I won't export the box as well. I look at the size of the box in pixels (at the top of the page), and when I get to the export options, I make sure the exported picture's size is the same as the box, so that I don't accidentally resize my comic while I export. And that's it. Did that cover what you wanted to know? I'm not quite sure what you're asking

That's exactly what I was looking for. The problem is that everyone follows that method shown by Trazoi in his guide, but everyone seems to be getting better image quality results than I. Oh well.

Savannah · 08-22-2011, 09:23 PM

Hmm, that's odd...

As far as I know, the image quality isn't going to be affected during exporting, no matter what you do. (Although if you then import the image you just exported into Inkscape, it will look very pixelated.) What sorts of problems are you having?

Teutonic Knight · 08-22-2011, 09:55 PM

Nothing serious; it's probably just my own eyes and brain telling me my art will never be as good as some other people. It's probably perfectly fine, I'll just go back to finishing my comic now.

If you are still curious, peer closely at any of my comics and compare it to yours, and check if the various edges of stuff are blurred.

Savannah · 08-22-2011, 10:26 PM

Yours look just fine to me... (And your art is quite nice, so, erm, stop listening to your eyes and brain

)

Skeppio · 08-24-2011, 04:57 AM

Ah, yes! You've got it up and running at last. The wait was so worth it.

I love it! Can't wait to see more.

Cizak · 08-24-2011, 09:39 AM

Wait wait wait, I can't comprehend this...

A fan comic... That looks good... both in writing and art?

WTH?

Mr_Saturn · 08-24-2011, 10:17 AM

Yeah, now it's up to whether Savannah can keep it up with a routine schedule. That can be a difficult thing to do. I had an OotS-style webcomic a long time ago and it didn't last very long. Then... the story and art wasn't that great either.

Savannah · 08-24-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Cizak

Wait wait wait, I can't comprehend this...

A fan comic... That looks good... both in writing and art?

WTH?

Now, now, I've seen some other good ones. Sadly, most didn't last long... (Writing-wise, I think it helped that my brother and I had the story idea long before we got this started. It started as two separate ideas, actually, one about an adventuring hero heavily based on the Asterix and Obelix comics, and one about writing the story "Why Prince Charming Stayed Single". Then they ended up getting combined somehow, and only then did I get the idea to do it as an OotS-style comic. So the plot's been around for ages, and I know exactly where I'm going with it.)

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Yeah, now it's up to whether Savannah can keep it up with a routine schedule. That can be a difficult thing to do. I had an OotS-style webcomic a long time ago and it didn't last very long. Then... the story and art wasn't that great either.

Well, the good news is that anytime I'm at all stuck on the script, I can just call my brother and it always seems to work itself out within 10 minutes. Co-authors are awesome. And I waited to post this until I had five strips made, so I know it will last for at least a little while

(And, even if I can't keep up the schedule, I can promise that it won't ever truly die -- we've got the whole plot laid out until the very end, and we're planning on giving it to our family for a Christmas present sometime (you all are kinda a test audience

), so it will get done eventually.)

Lady Moreta · 08-24-2011, 08:14 PM

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so it will get done eventually.)

Now, that's what I like to hear

Savannah · 08-28-2011, 12:30 PM

And now, the moment you've all -- well, some of you, at least

-- have been waiting for! The second strip:

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Strawberries · 08-28-2011, 12:49 PM

I love the

expression everyone has in the 6th panel, and the blue and green ladies restraining Lady Red herself: I like the girl already (and if she has just a walk-on part...I like her all the same)

.

Lady Moreta · 08-28-2011, 08:56 PM

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I love the

expression everyone has in the 6th panel, and the blue and green ladies restraining Lady Red herself: I like the girl already (and if she has just a walk-on part...I like her all the same)

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Agreed. One doesn't cross Lady Red lightly

Those three remind me of the three girls in Beauty and the Beast who were after Gaston - same clothes just different colours.

I love it - is it wrong that the king reminded me of Elan?

Also - the lightening is an awesome touch

Doorhandle · 08-28-2011, 09:21 PM

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And now, the moment you've all -- well, some of you, at least

-- have been waiting for! The second strip:

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SICK BURN!!!!

Insults aside, I'm liking this comic.

Savannah · 08-28-2011, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Moreta

I love it - is it wrong that the king reminded me of Elan?

Not really; he reminds me a little of Elan, too. I tried really hard to make it so that he didn't, but the fact is any stick-figure with that style of blond hair looks a little like Elan...